Yule-Tide StoriesBenjamin Thorpe Henry G. Bohn, 1853 - 504 pages |
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... cast their eyes downwards how were they astonished anew ! On the queen's lap lay a golden egg that the bird had laid , which reflected hues of golden green and golden blue , like the most beautiful Labrador feldspar and the finest ...
... cast their eyes downwards how were they astonished anew ! On the queen's lap lay a golden egg that the bird had laid , which reflected hues of golden green and golden blue , like the most beautiful Labrador feldspar and the finest ...
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... casting her eyes up to the summit , there stood the flower on the very edge , as brilliant and fair as the brightest star . She now began to climb up the mountain , caring for neither the stocks nor the stones that lay in the way , so ...
... casting her eyes up to the summit , there stood the flower on the very edge , as brilliant and fair as the brightest star . She now began to climb up the mountain , caring for neither the stocks nor the stones that lay in the way , so ...
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... cast your white lily into the pot . " This seemed to the princess a very hard command , and she prayed earnestly that she might retain her lily ; but the old man said : " Have you not promised to obey me in all that I desire ? Do as I ...
... cast your white lily into the pot . " This seemed to the princess a very hard command , and she prayed earnestly that she might retain her lily ; but the old man said : " Have you not promised to obey me in all that I desire ? Do as I ...
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... cast the wolfskin straight down . " The princess obeyed , and cast the wolfskin as the old man had directed . It fell exactly over the wicked queen and her two daughters . But now a wonderful event took place , for hardly had the skin ...
... cast the wolfskin straight down . " The princess obeyed , and cast the wolfskin as the old man had directed . It fell exactly over the wicked queen and her two daughters . But now a wonderful event took place , for hardly had the skin ...
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... cast his eyes on the Troll- queen's stepdaughter , who by a sign warned him to be on his guard . At the same instant a light as it were burst in upon him , and he called to mind the extraordinary dreams he had had , together with other ...
... cast his eyes on the Troll- queen's stepdaughter , who by a sign warned him to be on his guard . At the same instant a light as it were burst in upon him , and he called to mind the extraordinary dreams he had had , together with other ...
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